let’s go to Ilocos, are you ready?

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“Cherish every moments before it’s gone!”
— Ayerman.

A brief summary on our beloved Ilocos Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.

Ilocos Sur was founded by the Spanish conquistador, Juan de Salcedo in 1572. It was formed when the north split from the south At that time it included parts of Abra and the upper half of present-day La Unión. The current boundary of the province was permanently defined through Act 2683, which was signed in March 1917.

and Ilocos Norte is a province also located in the Ilocos Region. Its capital is Laoag City, located in the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Surto the southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the West Philippine Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north.

TOUCH DOWN TO ILOCOS

Here are some things you want to bring when we go to Ilocos

Extra Clothes, of course you need a lot of clothes, especially if you’ll tsay in Ilocos for long
Camera, who wouldn’t want to take pictures to Ilocos
A LOT of money, yes you read it right a LOT, for there are so much things to buy there!
Chikas, you’d be bored from the trip if you don’t share some chikas out there
Power Bank or Charger, your gadgets would get lowbatt for the long time running right?

These are the things you’d definitely be excited to see at Ilocos

Windmills, THOUSANDS OF WINDMILLS, including the keychains. lol
Ancestral Houses, older than your grannies, just kidding!
Native Ilocanos, generous and full of respect
Beautiful site… and girls
The night, it’s so mesmerizing and beautiful!

Destinations

**Quirino Bridge,** a long two-way bridge, known for its beautiful sunset and sunrise view

**Baluarte Zoo**, a zoological park at Vigan, with tons of real animals and statues of animals

**Wind Mills,** these are their main source of energy, you can’t count all of them, though

**Calle Crisologo,** t he most famous with a lot of old houses, located at Vigan

**Paoay Church,** an old catholic chruch built in 1710, also known as *“Saint Augustine Church”*

**Sand Dunes,** a place where you can sand-ski, ride 4×4 vechicle with friends, take a lot of photos

You’ll never wanna go home once you step in to Ilocos

For as we know, Ilocos is such a marvelous place that you could feel you’ve traveled back in time, a place where you can satisfy your wanderlust; but somehow being at Ilocos would make you feel so comfortable and at ease, me as for myself, I felt very calm once we arrived there, calm breeze, a quiet place, kind people, and an amazing environment.